Dan Ormond, 18, and Fred Mandiville, 41, both of Ellenville, were charged with third-degree criminal sale of cocaine, a felony.

Ormond's bail was set for $5,000, Mandiville's, $6,000.

Police charged Tyjuan Price, 22, with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. He was also slapped with felony evidence tampering charges and misdemeanor resisting arrest. Bail was set at $3,000.

All four suspects are due Tuesday in Ellenville Court.

Goshen

Newburgh man pleads guilty in killing

A Newburgh man faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in connection with a Jan. 27 killing on South Street.

An Orange County jury was in their third day of deliberating Walter Hernandez's fate when the 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter.

He faced up to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.

The jury sent out a note to Judge Jeffrey G. Berry earlier Thursday, saying they were deadlocked. The judge ordered them back to the jury room for more deliberation.

But defense lawyer Michael Sussman and prosecutor Neal Haberman worked out a plea deal late Thursday afternoon.

Hernandez admitted he gunned down Lamont McDonald, 31, during the early hours of Jan. 27. McDonald and Hernandez had had run-ins before the incident.

Hernandez is in Orange County Jail. Berry will sentence him next month.

Kerhonkson

Cops: Impersonator charged in larcenies of — purses

A Kingston man was charged this week with a larceny in December in which state police said he dressed up as a female nurse and stole three elementary school teacher's purses while they were at lunch.

Tyrone B. Jackson, 25, of Elizabeth Manor, was arrested Monday.

Investigator Daniel Bien said that on Dec. 8, Jackson posed as a substitute nurse and walked into Kerhonkson Elementary School. When several teachers took their classes to lunch, Jackson went into the empty classrooms and took their purses.

Jackson is accused of cashing the victims' checks at banks in Ellenville and Stone Ridge. The stolen credit cards were used at the Palisades Mall, Bien said.

Jackson is also wanted in Monroe and is a suspect in similar crimes that took place in Kingston, Goshen, Yorktown Heights and Putnam County.

He was charged with two counts of each of the following: fourth-degree grand larceny, criminal possession of a forged instrument, felonies, and second-degree criminal impersonation, a misdemeanor. He was also charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor.

He remains in Ulster County Jail and is due to return to court Aug. 13.

Middletown

17-year-old charged in theft of bike valued at $400

A 17-year-old city teen was arrested Tuesday after cops said they caught him riding a bicycle that had been reported stolen the day before.

The teen was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor, police said.

He was riding the bike on North Street, police said, when an Orange County sheriff's deputy was waived down by a boy who said the bike was his.

The bike, a GT Performa, had an estimated value of $400, said police.

The arrest followed a spate of bike thefts reported to police, who said more than 16 bicycles had been reported stolen from around the city since the beginning of July.

Monticello

End of Concord case in sight as sides near settlement

The Concord bankruptcy case, which has dragged on four years, inched closer to a settlement last week.

Bankruptcy Judge Adlai S. Hardin released $1 million in a settlement of the Concord Pension Trust issue. That money is now available to creditors that include Sullivan County, New York state and various businesses. The total of money available to all creditors is about $7 million. Sullivan alone is owed more than $6 million. The total owed to all creditors is more than $30 million.

The Parker family declared bankruptcy on the 1,100-room resort in February 1997. The hotel still owes creditors, including Sullivan County, more than $20 million.

The county has already spent about $2.5 million trying to settle the case.

Monticello

Police drug raids yield crack cocaine

A Monticello man was charged late Thursday with felonies after a drug raid, police said.

Monticello police, assisted by state police and Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies, served a no-knock search warrant at 11:45 p.m. Thursday at 37 Carriage House Apartments on Shaker Heights Drive.

There, they seized 19 grams of crack cocaine and some cash, police said.

A resident in the apartment, Jamal Colon, 22, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. He was arraigned and sent to Sullivan County Jail without bail, pending an appearance Aug. 9 in Monticello Village Court.

After a separate search warrant was served at 12:15 a.m. yesterday at Apt. 3A, Shore Gardens Apartments, police charged Ronald Rhames, 49, with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said they seized a small amount of crack and a crack pipe from his apartment. He is free on bail.

Monticello

Independent film premiering today at Kutsher's C.C.

An independent movie by local filmmakers will premier at Kutsher's Country Club today.

The movie, "Community Service: Based on a Pointless Story," is a comedy about a group of teens who volunteer for community service so they can win a scholarship.

The movie was written, edited and directed by Benny Fine, a Fallsburg native. The cast is comprised of local teens.

"Community Service" will premiere at 5 p.m. at Kutsher's Country Club, in Monticello.

Mountaindale

Lawn mower rider hurt in collision

A man from Mountaindale was seriously hurt yesterday after a car struck his riding lawn mower.

William Campbell, 49, was listed in critical condition yesterday at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, said hospital spokeswoman Tina Dorfman.

Fallsburg police said the driver of the car that hit Campbell had been drinking.

Police said Campbell was crossing County Road 56 on his rider mower at about 4:15 p.m. Thursday. He was struck by a car driven by Alexander Horvath, 47, of Grahamsville.

Police said Campbell suffered severe hip and leg injuries. He was initially taken to Community General Hospital in Harris, and later sent to Westchester.

Police charged Horvath with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and ticketed him for speed not reasonable and prudent for conditions.

Horvath is scheduled to appear Monday in Fallsburg Town Court.

New Paltz

Art festival to include music, film

The third annual Art for Peace festival is today in New Paltz at Peace Park on Plattekill Avenue.

The day will include international music, art and live performances from local artists.

In the evening, the film "Hiroshima Mon Amour" will be playing at the Village Hall.

The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. The movie is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. The event is free.

For more information and directions, call 255-2871.

Town of Newburgh

Stolen car recovered after chase on 9W

A stolen car was recovered and a New Jersey man was arrested last night after police tracked him through the car's security system.

Newburgh Town Police Sgt. Scott Manley said the car was reported stolen in Glen Rock, N.J., after a woman came home from work to find her house burglarized and her white 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora missing.

Her car was equipped with OnStar, a security system that enables OnStar staff to track the car and tell police where it is.

This allowed local police to follow the car until it stopped at Magyar Service Center on Route 9W. Manley said the driver stopped to smoke crack, and when the officers approached him at gunpoint he slammed on the accelerator, jumped a curb and drove off.

The suspect drove another two miles until the officers, assisted by Marlborough police, boxed him in on Route 9W. One of the officers had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit.

The driver, Shawn Killeen, 27, of Edgewater, was charged with various counts of criminal possession of stolen property, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, all felonies, and numerous traffic violations. Police may also charge him with drug possession.

He was held overnight pending arraignment this morning.

Newburgh

Voters get choice as Dems field slate

For the first time in more than a decade, the Town of Newburgh Democratic Committee will be fielding a full slate of candidates, assuring voters of a choice in all town races in the November general election.

The Democratic slate includes Frederick Maute, a Republican running with Democratic backing for supervisor; June Engles-Muhammed for town clerk; Edward Kennedy, the committee chairman, and Michael McCarville for two Town Board seats; and Jacqueline Caesar for receiver of taxes. Maute and Kennedy also are running on the Working Families Party line.

Meanwhile, town Republicans will be duking it out in primaries for several offices. Town Clerk Wayne Booth and Planning Board member Gil Piaquadio are seeking the nod for supervisor, Andrew Zarutskie and Virginia Bucci are running for town clerk and incumbent Town Board members Nancy LaColla and Ralph Pizzo are being challenged by Derek Benedict and James Manley.

Booth and Pizzo will run on the Conservative line, while Zarutskie and Bucci face a primary for the Conservative ballot spot. There also is a fourth candidate for supervisor, Michael Neppl, who is running on the Green Party line.

Rock Hill

SPCA celebrates anniversary of rescue

The Sullivan County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is holding a "Happy One-Year Birthday" party this afternoon for an abandoned puppy that made headlines last year.

SPCA officials are hoping their celebration for the rottweiler-mix puppy, formerly known as Sully, will draw attention to animals needing homes and bring in much-needed funding for the animal shelter.

The puppy was found abandoned along Jeffersonville Road last August in a box with six littermates. She was adopted by Monticello attorney Mark Schulman, who renamed her "Zoe" and had her broken leg repaired.

The injury occurred when the puppy was thrown from a window, said Beth Davis, Sullivan SPCA secretary. "We want people to know these dogs can survive cruelty and become well-adjusted pets in loving home environments," she said.

Schulman, Zoe, and her six adopted littermates will be on hand for the party. And so will a host of the shelter's animals now in need of homes. Further information can be obtained by calling the Sullivan SPCA at 796-3120.

Woodbury

Stolen credit card used to buy goods at outlet, police say

A New York City woman was jailed on $5,000 bail after town police said she used a stolen credit card at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.

According to police, Yolanda P. Lark, 33, used a stolen American Express card to buy two $500 gift certificates at Neiman Marcus about 8:10 p.m. Thursday.

They also said she also was carrying two other stolen credit cards, a forged social security card and a forged driver's license.

Lark was sent to Orange County Jail after being arraigned before Town Justice David Levinson on felony counts of forgery and possession of stolen property and a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny.

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